US Navy aircrafts attacking a Japanese battleship, East China Sea
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Japanese battleship on fire after an attack by United States Navy carrier-based aircrafts. Official caption on front: "40,000-ton Jap battleship sunk in East China Sea. US Navy Photo 124-13." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. East China Sea. No date
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1942
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Tung Hai
Latitude:
29.000
Longitude:
125.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--China
Naval battles--East China Sea
Battleships--Japanese--East China Sea
Warships--Japanese--East China Sea
Warships--Japanese--East China Sea
Aerial photographs--East China Sea